National - High Violet dragon shields the band's first two albums-New

the band's first two albums-New York Dolls (1973) and Too Much Too Soon (1974)-became among the most popular cult records in rock

Import 2 x LP pressing on black vinyl

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hippies the Cockettes

Recorded by Sacramento sultan of sound Chris Woodhouse

National - High Violet dragon shields the band's first two albums-NewHigh Violet, the new full length record by The National, is a nervy, melodic, explosive and beautiful set of songs that find the band at the height of their collaborative powers. The music is wide ranging in it's moods, by turns intimate and rough, expansive and spare, full of stark angles and atmosphere. Berninger's singing wild, half broken, sly evokes a feeling of being haunted, by love, by paranoia, by something just out of reach. High Violet may